CPS Releases List of LSC Candidates

Thirteen parent candidates are vying to be on the Blaine LSC this spring. Credit: Sarah Tilotta

Most schools in the Roscoe View area will have relatively uncontested Local School Council elections, while Lake View High School lacks enough parents to fill out a full council and the popular Blaine Elementary is gearing up for a major scrum between 13 parents contesting six parent LSC seats.

According to a city-wide candidate list supplied by the Chicago Public Schools following a Freedom Of Information Act request filed by Center Square Journal last week, there are 90 parents, teachers and community members vying to be on Local School Councils in the Roscoe View area, an abundance compared to many other schools in Chicago. City-wide, there are 6,468 people running for Local School Council.

LSC elections are on April 18 for elementary schools and on April 19 for high schools from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.. All community members in a school’s area may vote.

Besides Lake View High School, Burley Elementary does not have enough candidates to fill out a full LSC panel, since it only has one non-parent community candidate, while it has seven parent candidates. Each LSC board has six parent members, two community members and two teacher members.